Alan ShephardNASA Astronaut Alan Shepard wears his silver Mercury Spacesuit(December 1970) --- These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. Left to right,...In Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. participates...On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first astronaut class, the Mercury 7. Front row, left to right: Walter M....60 Years Ago: Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in SpaceDr. Wernher von Braun addresses a crowd celebrating In front of the Madison County, Alabama courthouse following the successful launch...A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown...Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (foreground), Gemini VI prime crew pilot; and Alan B. Shepard Jr., chief, Astronaut Office, Manned Spacecraft...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. During Suiting for First Manned Suborbital Flight on MR-3 (Mercury-Redstone) Freedom 7, on May 5,...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed, prepares for his Mercury Redstone...Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. The Apollo 14 emblem is in...These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. They are Alan B. Shepard Jr.,...Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. (right), commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, are suited up for a manned...Edgar Mitchell, left, and Alan Shepard participate in lunar surface simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center, July 1970. They...This week in 1971, Apollo 14 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.American Astronaut Alan Shepard holds the stars and stripes on the lunar surface of the moon during the Apollo 14...Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, operates the Active Seismic Experiment's (ASE) thumper during the first Apollo 14 extravehicular...Alan Shepard prepares his sub-orbital spaceflight in the procedures trainer before launch of Freedom 7.Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. lays in his flight couch for final check before insertion into capsule for his Mercury-Redstone...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard is assisted by a technician in getting into his space suit at 2:45 a.m. in the...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is helped into the lower half of his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3)...Astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn at breakfast before Shepard’s Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spaceflight.Close-up view of astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in his pressure suit, with helmet opened, for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3)...A close-up of astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in his space suit with his helmet on inside the Mercury capsule....On Feb. 5. 1971, the Apollo 14 crew landed on the moon. The crew members were Captain Alan Bartlett Shepard,...President John F. Kennedy pins NASA's Distinguised Service Medal on the jacket of Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., after the...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. approaches his Freedom 7 capsule, ready to climb in for his historic launch on May...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., peers into his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule before launch on the morning of May 5,...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. walks away from his Freedom 7 capsule following a post-flight inspection aboard the carrier USS...Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. sits in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, ready for launch. Just 23 days earlier, Soviet...On May 5, 1961 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by astronaut Virgil...On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming...S70-45232 (14 July 1970) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. Photo credit:...